Ruta Lipinaityte, instrumental soloist
Rūta Lipinaitytė was born in 1978, Vilnius. Studied
at the Lithuanian Academy of Music. She was awarded the scholarship of
the Academy's Senate as a best student of the Year 2001. Studies at the
Lithuanian Academy of Music she combined with the studies at the Malmö
Academy of Music in Sweden (violin class of Prof. Alexander Fischer) and
later - at the Paris conservatory of music and dance (violin class of
Boris Garlitzky). In 2004 she earned Masters degree (Prof. Raimundas
Katilius, Ass. Prof. Undinė Jagėlaitė violin classes). In 2008 Rūta
Lipinaitytė defended thesis on principles of chamber orchestra
performance and was granted PhD degree by the Estonian Academy of Music
and Theater.
Rūta Lipinaitytė‘s pedagogical activity began at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre as a violin class lecturer of the String Department. She gave her own violin master classes during several music festivals.
The young violinist is the 1st Prize Winner of several Lithuanian Violin Competitions and Lithuanian Chamber Ensemble Competition, Grand Prix Winner of the International Competition for Young Musicians “Petar Konjovic” in Belgrade. She was the 3nd Prize Winner at the Jascha Heifetz International Competition and International Competition “Remember G.Enescu" in Bucharest, as well as the 2nd Prize at the First International Duo Competition of Sweden and Schleswig- Holstein Music Festival's Orchester Academy. In 1998 Rūta Lipinaitytė was awarded scholarship of the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe .
Rūta Lipinaitytė is a member of Kremerata Baltica, established and headed by Gidon Kremer, ever since its foundation in 1998. This Grammy-winning orchestra performs about 60 concerts during tours throughout all continents, appears with regular performances in the greatest halls and renowned music festivals. Besides, the violinist is member of chamber ensemble "Kremerata Baltica sextet", which took part in numerous festivals and performed concerts in Basel, Lockenhaus, Paris, Riga, Tallinn, New York, Elba, Louisiana and elsewhere. Furthermore, Rūta Lipinaitytė performed chamber music in concert halls of various countries together with Gidon Kremer, Maria Fedotova, Andres Mustonen, Alois Posch, and Peter Sadlo.
As a soloist, she appeared with numerous orchestras including Dresden Philarmonic Orchestra, Brno Philarmonic Orchestra, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra Kremerata Baltica, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, St. Christopher and Tallinn Chamber Orchestras, Symphony Orchestras of Lithuanian and Estonian Music Academies.
Although the repertoire of Rūta Lipinaitytė is versatile and manifold, contemporary music stands in young violinist's favour: she plays works of Rozsa, Bernstein, Britten, Khachaturian, Martinu, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Stravinsky. After her debut with Dresden Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Peter Zacher of Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten (03.01.2011) wrote:
The Lithuanian soloist Rūta Lipinaitytė is known as a specialist for extraordinary violin repepertoire and her interpretation contains accordingly a high degree of authenticity (Miklos Rozsa violin concerto). Highly authentic is also rythmically and metrically varied ductus of the music as well as the way the solo part has been integrated in orchestral happenings. The performance frequently showed characteristics of a serious duel with both parties delivering strong impulses: the soloist and the orchestra seemed to have tried to surpass each other in surging intensity.
Rūta Lipinaitytė‘s pedagogical activity began at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre as a violin class lecturer of the String Department. She gave her own violin master classes during several music festivals.
The young violinist is the 1st Prize Winner of several Lithuanian Violin Competitions and Lithuanian Chamber Ensemble Competition, Grand Prix Winner of the International Competition for Young Musicians “Petar Konjovic” in Belgrade. She was the 3nd Prize Winner at the Jascha Heifetz International Competition and International Competition “Remember G.Enescu" in Bucharest, as well as the 2nd Prize at the First International Duo Competition of Sweden and Schleswig- Holstein Music Festival's Orchester Academy. In 1998 Rūta Lipinaitytė was awarded scholarship of the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe .
Rūta Lipinaitytė is a member of Kremerata Baltica, established and headed by Gidon Kremer, ever since its foundation in 1998. This Grammy-winning orchestra performs about 60 concerts during tours throughout all continents, appears with regular performances in the greatest halls and renowned music festivals. Besides, the violinist is member of chamber ensemble "Kremerata Baltica sextet", which took part in numerous festivals and performed concerts in Basel, Lockenhaus, Paris, Riga, Tallinn, New York, Elba, Louisiana and elsewhere. Furthermore, Rūta Lipinaitytė performed chamber music in concert halls of various countries together with Gidon Kremer, Maria Fedotova, Andres Mustonen, Alois Posch, and Peter Sadlo.
As a soloist, she appeared with numerous orchestras including Dresden Philarmonic Orchestra, Brno Philarmonic Orchestra, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra Kremerata Baltica, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, St. Christopher and Tallinn Chamber Orchestras, Symphony Orchestras of Lithuanian and Estonian Music Academies.
Although the repertoire of Rūta Lipinaitytė is versatile and manifold, contemporary music stands in young violinist's favour: she plays works of Rozsa, Bernstein, Britten, Khachaturian, Martinu, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Stravinsky. After her debut with Dresden Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Peter Zacher of Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten (03.01.2011) wrote:
The Lithuanian soloist Rūta Lipinaitytė is known as a specialist for extraordinary violin repepertoire and her interpretation contains accordingly a high degree of authenticity (Miklos Rozsa violin concerto). Highly authentic is also rythmically and metrically varied ductus of the music as well as the way the solo part has been integrated in orchestral happenings. The performance frequently showed characteristics of a serious duel with both parties delivering strong impulses: the soloist and the orchestra seemed to have tried to surpass each other in surging intensity.
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